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Jul 3

What can Whitehall learn from the first wave of English devolution?

Andy Burnham plans to make English devolution a central theme of his government. What needs to happen in Whitehall to make that happen?

What can Whitehall learn from the first wave of English devolution?

Andrew Sissons

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May 14

Not all time is worth the same

When you see a therapist, you pay by the hour. Where I live it costs about £100 an hour, give or take, and you probably get more like 50…

Not all time is worth the same

Andrew Sissons

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Jan 29

Why does regulation often feel so toothless?

Regulators have three major problems: lack of resources; constraints from the law; and a big incentive not to make companies go bust…

Why does regulation often feel so toothless?

Andrew Sissons

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Apr 27, 2025

Bristol should be a city of a million people

The UK doesn’t have many successful cities, and it doesn’t let its successful cities expand. That needs to change.

Bristol should be a city of a million people

Andrew Sissons

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Apr 8, 2025

What now for the UK economy?

The UK economy is facing yet another crisis. After Covid, the 2022 gas crisis and the Liz Truss bond market fiasco, we now have to face the…

What now for the UK economy?

Andrew Sissons

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Mar 10, 2025

The case for a bit more autarky

Relying too much on other countries brings risks. We need to think more about self-sufficiency, of a very specific kind

The case for a bit more autarky

Andrew Sissons

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Feb 13, 2025

Is net zero good or bad for growth?

The underlying facts about net zero and growth keep changing. The proponents for each side, however, do not tend to change their minds…

Is net zero good or bad for growth?

Andrew Sissons

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Jan 16, 2025

The Cake Equation

UK politicians of all stripes often promise to tax more and tax less — having their cake and eating it. But cake is now in short supply…

The Cake Equation

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Jan 9, 2025

What would happen if you moved Manhattan to a safer place?

Manhattan is on the front line of climate change. What would happen if, rather than trying to protect the city, we moved it somewhere else?

What would happen if you moved Manhattan to a safer place?

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Nov 20, 2024

What can governments do about the cost of living?

The cost of living has become a defining political issue. But there is little governments can do once cost of living crises have begun…

What can governments do about the cost of living?

Andrew Sissons

Andrew Sissons

I’m an economist and policy wonk who’s worked in a range of different fields. I mostly write about economic growth and climate change, and sometimes both.

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